The House Science, Space and Technology Committee is attracting barbs in some quarters for holding a hearing Wednesday on the latest developments in the search for extraterrestrial life (sample headline from the Huffington Post: "With seven workdays left, House committee holds hearing on space aliens.")

Yes, it may be true that Congress has more pressing problems. But it sure seems more interesting than a lot of the things that Congress talks about.

"If members of Congress were occupying floor time with discussions
of extraterrestrial life, that would be a problem," she added.

No word yet on what questions she might ask. So we'll throw it open to readers. Take the poll and tell us what you think of the hearing. And in the comment section, tell us what questions you would ask the experts from NASA, the Library of Congress and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.